Fernando Matthei
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Fernando Matthei Aubel (b. July 11, 1925) is a retired Chilean Air Force General that was part of the military junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, after Gustavo Leigh was dismissed on 1978. Before he became a junta member, Matthei was Minister of Health of the military government. He was part of the junta from 1977 to 1989.
In October 1988, Matthei was the first junta member that admitted that the regime had lost a referendum that had been designed to elect Pinochet for a new eight-year presidential term. In September, 2005, Matthei admitted in a television program that he "did everything possible so that Argentina would lose" in the 1982 Falklands War with Britain. The Chilean government claimed it was not responsible for the actions of the dictatorship.
Matthei is the father of Chilean senator Evelyn Matthei.
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- Allegations of human rights violations (Spanish)
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Minister of Health 1976-1978 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by Gustavo Leigh |
Member of Government Junta 1978-1990 |
Succeeded by None |
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| Preceded by Gustavo Leigh |
Air Force Commander-in-chief 1978-1991 |
Succeeded by Ramón Vega |
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